Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHFUBE’

ABSTRACT

A new  Anthurium  plant named ‘ANTHFUBE’ particularly distinguished by having shiny, blistered, dark brown, cordate and durable spathes that retain the original color for a very long period of time, dark green and elliptical cordate, durable leaves, white spadix with green tips, early and rich flowering continuously throughout the year, and a plant height of 45.0 cm to 50.0 cm is disclosed.

Genus and species: Anthurium andraeanum L.

Variety denomination: ‘ANTHFUBE’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Anthurium, botanically known as Anthurium andraeanum L., and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘ANTHFUBE’. The new Anthurium plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. The objective of this breeding program was to create a new 45.0 cm to 50.0 cm height plant with shiny and blistered, dark brown, cordate and very durable spathes.

The new variety originated from a cross-pollination made in December 2010 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. The female parent was a brown Anthurium pot plant designated ‘17532-04’ (unpatented), and the male parent was a brown Anthurium pot plant designated ‘20446-01’ (unpatented).

A single plant was selected from the progeny of the stated cross in November 2012 and has been asexually reproduced repeatedly by tissue culture in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands over a 5-year period. The present invention has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in the European Union on Nov. 24, 2015. ‘ANTHFUBE’ has not been made publicly available or sold anywhere in the world more than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal horticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands:

-   -   1) Shiny and blistered, dark brown, cordate spathes;     -   2) White spadix with green tips; and     -   3) Dark green, elliptical cordate leaves.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographs which show the overall plant habit including blooms and foliage of the plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 44-week old plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands in December 2017. Colors in the photographs may differ from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description, which accurately describe the actual colors of the new variety.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms and foliage.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the mature spathe.

FIG. 3 shows a close-up of the upper leaf blade surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘ANTHFUBE’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 44-week old plants which were planted from tissue culture in 14 centimeter (diameter) pots and grown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24° C. Observations were made in December 2017. Color readings were taken under 5000 lux natural light in the greenhouse. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2015).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:     -   -   Family.—Araceae.         -   Botanical.—Anthurium andraeanum L.         -   Common name.—Anthurium.         -   Denomination.—‘ANTHFUBE’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female parent.—Anthurium plant ‘17532-04’ (unpatented).         -   Male parent.—Anthurium plant ‘20446-01’ (unpatented). -   Plant:     -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture.         -   Root description.—Fleshy-pink (RHS 39C) colored roots with             small hairy lateral roots having yellow (RHS 15A) colored             root tips.         -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—42 to 46 weeks             after planting in a 14 cm (diameter) pot.         -   Growth habit.—Upright.         -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—45.0             cm to 50.0 cm.         -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—43.0 cm to 48.0 cm. -   Leaves:     -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 14.0 cm to 16.0 cm. Width: 9.0 cm             to 10.0 cm. Color: Upper surface: Greenish-brown; mix of RHS             146A and 181A. Lower surface: RHS N199A. Texture (both upper             and lower surfaces): Shiny, leathery, thin and soft.         -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 20.0 cm to 22.0 cm.             Width: 11.0 cm to 13.0 cm. Shape: Elliptical cordate. Apex:             Acuminate. Base: Cordate. Leaf blade angle with the petiole:             Between 125 degrees and 145 degrees. Leaf margin: Entire.             Color: Upper surface: RHS 147A. Lower surface: RHS 147B.             Texture: Shiny, leathery and thick. Venation: Pinnate             veining; the mid-vein and primary veins (the veins that             radiate out from the junction of petiole and leaf) protrude             at the underside of the leaf blade. Venation color: Upper             surface: RHS 147B. Lower surface: RHS 176A/B.         -   Lobes.—Present. Arrangement: Leaf blade has two lobes             extending past the petiole. The lobes are non-touching.             Length of lobes of mature leaf blades: 5.0 cm to 6.0 cm.             Width of lobes of mature leaf blades: 5.0 cm to 5.5 cm.             Distance from petiole/leaf junction to highest point on             lobes of mature leaf: 5.0 cm to 6.0 cm.         -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round. Diameter: 0.4 cm to 0.5 cm.             Length: 22.0 cm to 25.0 cm for a mature leaf size. Color:             Mature leaf: RHS 147B. Immature leaf: RHS 176B. Cataphyll             color surrounding the petiole: Outside: RHS 146C at the             base; turns to RHS 183B toward the tip. Inside: RHS 146D at             the base; turns to RHS 183C toward the tip.         -   Geniculum.—Length: 2.0 cm to 2.5 cm. Width: 0.4 cm to             0.5 cm. Color: RHS 146A. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Arrangement.—Single.         -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.         -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—5 to 8.         -   Fragrance.—Absent.         -   Longevity of inflorescence on plant.—Over a year. -   Spathe:     -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and             extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully             open, the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.         -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 110             degrees and 130 degrees; the spathe stands on a wiry             peduncle about 5.0 cm to 9.0 cm above the foliage.         -   Shape.—Cordate.         -   Apex.—Mucronate.         -   Base.—Cordate.         -   Texture.—Shiny and blistered.         -   Blistering.—Medium.         -   Margin.—Slightly undulated.         -   Size.—Length: 13.0 cm to 15.0 cm. Width: 12.0 cm to 14.0 cm.         -   Lobes.—Present.         -   Arrangement.—The spathe has two lobes extending past the             peduncle. The lobes are non-touching. Length: 3.5 cm to             4.5 cm. Width: 5.5 cm to 6.5 cm.         -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 200A. Lower             surface: RHS 200C. This brown color remains for a very long             period, at least more than 30 weeks after opening. -   Peduncle:     -   -   Shape.—Erect.         -   Cross-section.—Round.         -   Length.—40.0 cm to 45.0 cm.         -   Diameter.—0.4 cm to 0.5 cm.         -   Color.—RHS 146C with touch of RHS 178A/B. -   Flowering time:     -   -   General.—One small, rooted, untreated tissue culture plant             of 8.0 cm tall will flower, depending on season, after 42 to             46 weeks and 5 to 6 blossoms appear. More blossoms appear             after some additional weeks so that a full flowering and             commercial plant will have 6 to 8 brown spathes. Smaller             blossoms may occur on immature plants. -   Spadix:     -   -   Size.—Length: 6.0 cm to 7.0 cm (depending on flower size).             Width (at apex): 0.6 cm to 0.7 cm. Width (at base): 0.7 cm             to 0.8 cm.         -   Shape.—Columnar.         -   Angle from spadix tip to peduncle.—160 degrees to 170             degrees.         -   Curvature of longitudinal axis.—Strongly incurved.         -   Texture.—When the spathe is unfurling the spadix is smooth.             When the spadix matures, small stigmata protrude. The             stigmata are evenly distributed around the spadix. The             spadix matures from base to top, slowly giving the spadix a             somewhat rough appearance.         -   Color.—Immature: RHS 146B/C. Mature: RHS 158C. Ages to: RHS             146A. -   Flowers:     -   -   Quantity per spadix.—180 to 230.         -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in             cross-section.         -   Shape.—Rounded.         -   Size.—Length: 0.05 cm to 0.10 cm. Diameter (maximum): 0.10             cm.         -   Color.—RHS N155C. -   Reproductive organs:     -   -   Stamens.—Not visible.         -   Pollen amount.—Absent.         -   Pistil.—Quantity: 180 to 230. Length: Less than 0.01 cm.             Color: RHS N155C.         -   Style.—Not observed to date.         -   Stigma.—Shape: Ovoid. Diameter: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:             RHS N155C.         -   Ovary.—Rarely visible.         -   Ovary color.—Not measured. -   Fruit and seed set: None observed to date. -   Disease and pest resistance: No specific resistance or     susceptibility observed to pathogens or pests common to Anthurium     under commercial conditions.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

‘ANTHFUBE’ differs from the female parent plant ‘17532-04’ (unpatented) in that ‘ANTHFUBE’ has flat, dark brown spathes, cataphylls that are green at the base and dark red toward the tip, and spadix that are greyed-yellow at the base and green at the top, whereas ‘17532-04’ has slightly wavy, dark purple spathes, cataphylls that are greyed-purple, and spadix that are cream at the base and yellow-orange at the top.

‘ANTHFUBE’ differs from the male parent plant ‘20446-01’ (unpatented) in that ‘ANTHFUBE’ has flat, dark brown spathes, cataphylls that are green at the base and dark red toward the tip, and spadix that are greyed-yellow at the base and green at the top, whereas ‘20446-01’ has wavy spathes that are a mix of brown and dark red, green cataphylls, and spadix that are greyed-orange at the base and dark yellow-green at the top.

‘ANTHFUBE’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHCUFPA’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,032) in that ‘ANTHFUBE’ has dark brown spathes, whereas ‘ANTHCUPFA’ has dark red-purple spathes. Additionally, ‘ANTHFUBE’ plants are medium to large sized, whereas ‘ANTHCUFPA’ plants are small to medium sized.

‘ANTHFUBE’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHCIMWI’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,255) in that ‘ANTHFUBE’ has dark brown, flat spathes and green immature spadix, whereas ‘ANTHCIMWI’ has brown-red, cupped spathes and green-yellow immature spadix. Additionally, ‘ANTHFUBE’ plants are medium to large sized, whereas ‘ANTHCIMWI’ plants are small to medium sized. 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHFUBE’, substantially as illustrated and described herein. 